They say that you shouldn’t always believe what your eyes can see because the truth is always hidden below layers of illusions, misconceptions and wrongful perceptions. If you need proof of this statement, I can give you a real classic one.
Optical illusions are evidence to support the claim that ‘dikhe kuch aur, hota kuch aur hai.’ Just a couple of months, the netizens were racking their brains about a curvy or zig-zag illusion.Â
A new optical illusion called the Ambiguous Cylinder is making people scratch their heads off after an old YouTube video resurfaced.
With just a 3D object and a mirror, the illusion is really unbelievable. If you are anything like me and believe in ‘send pics, or it didn’t happen’, I’ve got you covered. Not just pics, here’s the whole video of it.
The Ambiguous Cylinder became viral on the internet after IG user with the account name ‘physics fun’ shared it on their page.
The illusion has been designed by Kokichi Sugihara of Meiji University in Japan, the inventor of this illusion and art form.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhuJhvzl2tI/?taken-by=physicsfun
The illusion basically shows squares turning into cylinders when placed in front of a mirror. It’s all a matter of perspective, lighting and reflection. In 2016, Ambiguous Cylinder was ranked as the second-best optical illusion at the Best Illusion of the Year Contest.
Crazy, isn’t it? What our mind is capable of making us believe. Twitterati also went crazy about it and here are some of their best reactions.
1. Best reaction, most apt reaction.
— Daryl G (@Darylist) April 19, 2018
2. I know, right?!
This is really messing with my mind…hahaha…so cool
— Object of Reference Blog (@ObjofRef) April 19, 2018
3. Believe it, friend, the brain is stupid sometimes.
can't stand that my brain can be foolished soo easyly
— ProntoPC Baveno (@ProntoPCBaveno) April 19, 2018
4. If it is, then I want to go to this school of witchcraft.
https://twitter.com/allisonbennie/status/987041994609451009
5. Sorcery, it is not. Just perspective.
What sorcery is this!?
— Gabrielle Ras (@RealGabinator) April 19, 2018
This Ambiguous Cylinder illusion is surely going to drive me crazy for a while, just knowing how our brain can trick us into believing things. Damn you, brain!